Leeds pulled off the stunning signing of Bielsa in the summer after deciding to bin previous boss Paul Heckingbottom.

The 63-year-old can count Pep Guardiola among his long list of admirers after his coaching spells with the likes of Marseille, Athletic Bilbao and Lille as well as the national teams of Argentina and Chile.

He’s made a blistering start to life in the Championship - steering Leeds to three straight wins.

But it’s how he watches games from dugout which has grabbed the attention of the watching public.

Bielsa has opted to sit on a plastic bucket during Leeds’ first three matches of the season.

But his bizarre ritual has left fans stumped.

Bielsa doesn’t particularly like standing on the touchline but is also not keen on sitting way back from the edge of the pitch in the seats in the dugout.

Marcelo Bielsa has adopted a strange new ritual (Image: PA)

He believes that sitting on the bucket gives him a better view than from the Elland Road dugouts, which are sunken below the playing surface.

That’s led to the halfway house of the bucket in the technical area.

Bielsa sat on a cooler box when at former club Marseille.

Marcelo Bielsa sat on a cool box at Marseille (Image: GETTY)

When the manager was asked about his unusual habit, he was non-plussed.

"You want me to tell you more than what it is?” he said. “It's just a bucket.

“I have nothing to add. It's a comfortable bucket."

Rotherham boss Paul Warne gave his take on Bielsa’s ‘seat’ after his side’s 2-0 defeat to Leeds last Saturday.

Bielsa's Leeds have made a super start to the season (Image: PA)

"Sitting down on that thing's a bit weird," Warne said.

“To be honest, when it started, I can't lie, I was a little bit nervy and I'm thinking, 'phh, how's it going to go today?’

"I thought 'I just need a little sit down for a minute', but because he's sitting down, I'm sitting down and I'm waiting for the press to go 'oh, he's copying him!'.